PoolEye PE13 User manual

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able of contents
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mportant - Please read first
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ectangular or oval pools
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ound pools
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nstallation
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ool Side Alarm Transmitter Assembly
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atteryInstallation
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ow Battery Indication
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urn The Unit ON
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urn The Unit OFF
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esetThe Unit
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ensor Calibration
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estThe Unit
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F (Radio Frequency) Signal LinkTesting
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ransmitter channel A/B Select
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emote Receiver
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eceiver Channel A/B Select
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ack Up Power
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owTo Connect ToYour Home Security System
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roubleShooting
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ensitivity Adjust 5
PE13

IMPORTANT - Please read first
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HIS PRODUCT DOES NOT REPLACETHE NEED FO
R
A
DULT SUPERVISION OF ALL PERSONS IN TH
E
P
OOL AREA. IT IS NOT A LIFE SAVING DEVICE. IT I
S
A
N AID TO A MULTI LEVEL PROGRAM OF POO
L
S
AFETY INCLUDING ADULT SUPERVISION
,
K
NOWLEDGE OF CPR AND SWIMMIN
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NSTRUCTIONFOR ALLPERSONS USINGTHEPOO
L.
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T IS INTENDED FOR USE ON RESIDENTIA
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S
WIMMING POOLS ONLY ANDTHE MANUFACTURE
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A
SSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES O
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C
ONSEQUENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGEWHILETHI
S
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RODUCT IS IN USE ON A SWIMMING POOL
.
P
ROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE AR
E
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HE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OFTHE POOL OWNER
.
!
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury to bathers,
or damage to your product:
!
Do not use if unit is damaged in any way.
!
Use this product only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
!
Unit must be submerged in water to operate
properly.
!
This product is not a life-saving device. It is
an aid to a multi-level protection program,
including adult supervision, knowledge of CPR
and swimming instruction for your child.

ALARM
If the water returning from the
filter is positioned at 6 oíclock
and the flow is counterclock-
wise, the best location to put the
alarm is between 8 oíclock to 9
oíclock position.
On the other hand, if the flow is
clockwise, the alarm should be
placed between 3 oíclock to 4
oíclock position.
ALARM RETURN
from filter
R
ound pools
A
LL POOLS
D
o not point the eyeball
o
f the return towards the
c
enter with the alarm at
t
he side.The flow from the
r
eturn will interfere, so the alarm
s
ensor cannot detect the wave motion properly.
W
ARNING: Every pool condition varies, test
the alarm before use
RETURN
from filter
Place alarm in a
central location
for shortest
distance from all
parts of the pool
ALARM
Rectangular or oval pools
3

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nstallation
1
.Take top seat cap of pool off and
remove the screws holding one end
of the top seat
2
. Lift up one end of the top seat of pool
3
. Hang the sensor tube onto the guide
rail.Back of the sensor unit should
rest against the inside of pool wall.
4
.For wider guide rail, move the stain-
less bracket forward by removing the three
stainless steel screws and moving the
bracket.
5
.Tighten the set screws on the stainless
steel mounting bracket against the pool
wall after inserting the plastic spacer to
protect wall
and liners.
6
. Replace the
top seat
and top
cap.
For guide rail
up to 1.2î wide
For guide rail
up to 3/4î wide
Move
forward
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2
3
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6

Sensitivity Adjust
L
oosen the two screws on the
bottom of the sensor.
M
ove the plastic piece with the
pointer pointed to ìHî if you want
higher sensitivity or to ìLî if you
want lower sensitivity.The unit is
preset at factory to ìHî.
I
f you have to place the unit near
the return, snap the cap onto the
sensor cage facing the direction
of water flow.
N
OTE:The deflector will reduce sensitivity.
Test the alarm unit as described in section
4.0 before use
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ool Side Alarm Assembly
The POOLEYE poolsidealarmcomeswithacontrolheadandasepara
te
sensor tube. Before the unit can be used, the two pieces must b
e
assembledtogether as follows:
Locate the phone jack at the bottom
of the control head, and a phone
plug coming out from one end of
thesensor tube. Place this phone
plug into the phone jack.
Gentlypush the tube into the bottom
of the control head. The sensor
tubeendshouldfitsnuglyintothe
bottom of the control head.

U
sing the base as a template, drill 3 holes
o
f 1/8" diameter on the top seat. Mount the
u
nit onto the top seat as shown (right).
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attery Installation
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hepoolsidealarm isdesignedtobepoweredby astandard 9Valkaline
battery.
A
fter installing battery, press the
TEST button located at the
front on the control unit.The alarm will sound either one beep, or 5
consecutivebeeps.Thiswill depend whether the unitisturned ON o
r
OFF.
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ow Battery Indicator
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heunit has a built-in microprocessor which automatically monitors the
9V battery level. When this battery is running low, it will sound a
chirping tone approximately once every 60 seconds. Simply replace
the 9V battery with a new one when this occurs.

Turn the unit ON
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ress the green ON button and the
unit will sound one short beep to
indicate it is on. The alarm siren
will sound when the sensor picks
up any water wave motion.
Therefore you should wait a few
minutes for the water wave to
settle down before turning on the
unit.
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f the alarm goes off immediately after you hit this green ON butto
n,
recheck the mounting of the alarm unit. If the unit is not secure
ly
mounted,pushing the control head will cause the alarm to sound o
ff.
If the alarm continues to sound off whenever it is turned on, pleas
e
read the Sensitivity Adjust section.
T
urn the unit OFF
P
ress and hold both the green ON and
the yellow RESET button
simultaneously for 3 seconds, until
you hear 5 consecutive beeps. The
unitisnowturnedOFF.
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eset the unit
P
ress the yellow RESET button to
turn OFF the siren.This will reset
the unit to the ON state
automatically.
3 seconds

Alarm unit function test
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ill a 5 Gal pail 1/3 full with water and drop the pail from a height of
a
few inches from the surface of water. The wave created shou
ld
activate the alarm. If this test is unsucessful, adjust the sensitivi
ty
(refer to Sensitivity Adjust section).
B
etween each weight drop test, you should turn the unit OF
F.
Then wait until the water settles.
R
epeat the same
process at all
locations of your
pool.Ifthealarmfails
to sound, move the
alarmunit to another
position and try
again. If you find a
dead zone in your
pool, this may be an
indication that your
poolneeds asecond
alarmunit.
D
o not use the unit until the test results are satisfactory.
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MPORANTNOTES:
P
ools larger than 18 feet by 36 feet, L-shaped, or some other fre
e
form pools, may require more than one pool side alarm fo
r
effective monitoring.
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he pool side alarm unit should be able to detect an object th
at
weighs over 15 lbs.
S
ensor Calibration
W
hile the life expectancy of this alarm system is in excess of five
years, the effects of a swimming pool environment may shorten
this period. It is recommended that the alarm be recalibrated or
refurbished by the manufacturer every 5 years after installation.
For questions about installation and warranty,call 1-877-799-7665
1-4 pm EST Monday - Friday.

RF (radio frequency) signal link testing
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his unit provides a convenient RF link test, to ensure good R
F
transmission without setting off the alarm.
H
it the
TEST button and hold for a couple of seconds.The unit w
ill
sound one beep or five consecutive beeps. This will depend o
n
whether the unit is set to ON or OFF.Continue to hold this
TEST
button for three seconds until you hear three consecutive beep
s.
The unit will send out a RF alarm signal
to the receiver inside the house without
settingitself off.
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hereceiverinsidethehouseshouldsound
within ten seconds after this three
consecutive beeps. If the receiver does
not ring, move the receiver to another
locationand checktheinstallation again.
Ensureall
POOLEYE devices are set to
the same channel.(Refer to channel A/
B select of both pool side alarm
transmitter and receiver).
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MPORANT NOTES:
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emember to check the RF link periodically to ensure good R
F
transmission. If the RF signal is weak, replace the battery
in
the pool side alarm with a new one.
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F signal can be transmitted through a solid wall.However,it
is
possible that this may weaken the RF signal.To avoid this,
it
is important to place the receiver in a straight line of sight
to
the transmitter whenever possible.
T
he microprocessor (built in the transmitter) is programmed
to
make three attempts to send the encoded RF signal out to th
e
receiver. If the first attempt fails, the transmitter will chang
e
the coding and make a second attempt. If it fails again, th
e
transmitter will change the coding and try for the third tim
e.
As a result,you may experience a few seconds delay betwee
n
setting off the pool side alarm transmitter to the receiver.
B
attery level affects RF signal strength.Weak battery in the po
ol
side alarm transmitter will give weak RF signal out.

Transmitter Channel A/B select
T
he pool side alarm RF (radio frequency) signal can be transmitte
d
fromthe transmittertothereceiverinsidethehouse bytwo differe
nt
channels (A or B). All units are preset at channel A in the factor
y.
However, if your alarm system interferes your neighborís alar
m
system, you may have to change your alarm unit to channel B.
T
he pool side alarm unit has a built-in channel select switch.This
is
locatedinside the batterycompartment.Followsthese instruction
s
to change the channel.
1
. Open the battery door and remove the
battery.You can see an A/B slide switch
located at the corner of battery
compartment.
2
. Use a screw driver to push the switch
handle from A to B. Make sure to do the
same channel adjustment on ALL your
POOLEYE devices,includingthereceiver.

Remote receiver
P
lacethe remote receiverinside yourhouse butclose to thepool sid
e
alarm unit and at a straight line of sight. DO NOT place the un
it
near large metal objects or large motors, such as a refrigerator,
or
washing machine.This will adversely affect the RF reception
P
lugin the A/C adapterand the greenLEDwill stayON,indicatingit
is
ready to receive signals.
H
ittheRESET buttonlocatedbetweenthe two
LEDs, to reset the receiver.Each reset will
disablethe receiverfor 10 seconds,allowing
you enough time to go to the pool side
alarm transmitter to reset it, or turn it off.
During this 10 second timeframe, the red
LED will flash every 1 second.If you do not
reset the receiver, it will reset automatically
in four minutes.
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emote Receiver Channel A/B select
T
he pool side alarm or other POOLEYE alarms RF (radio frequenc
y)
signalcan be transmittedfromthe transmitter to the receiverinsid
e
the house by two different channels (A or B).All units are preset
at
channel A in the factory. However, if your alarm system interfere
s
your neighborís alarm system, you may have to change them
to
channelB.
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heremotereceiverhasabuiltinchannelselectswitch, located insid
e
the receiver box. Loosen the four screws and remove the batte
ry
door.Youcan find a slide switchatthecornerthatmarkìAî andìB
î.
Pushthe switch handle frompositionìAî to positionìBî. Make su
re
you do the same channel adjust on all your
POOLEYE device
s,
including the pool side alarm transmitter. Check the RF lin
k
periodically to ensure good RF transmission.

Back up power
The receiver unit is designed
to use a regular alkaline 9V
battery as back up power
source.To install this back up
battery, remove the 4 screws
and open the battery door.
9V alkaline battery
Back up power
H
ow to connect to your home security syste
m
T
he remote receiver has a three junction terminal block, so that yo
u
can connect it to your home security system or other third par
ty
safety device.When the receiver receives a RF (radio frequenc
y)
alarm signal, it will activate the terminal block in 3 second
s.
Resetting the receiver within 3 seconds ensures that you will n
ot
activate your home security system.
L
oosen the screw at the top and remove the blue cap. Remove th
e
battery door and loosen the two screws.Open up the box and yo
u
can find a 3 junctions terminal block near the A/C adapter pow
er
jack.

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AB
GN
PW
O/P
A/C adapter
power jack
Channel A/B
select
switch
Commmon Normal Close
Normal
Open
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K-1 Relay
Ext. Connection
Receiver Circuit Board
T
he terminalblocksignal switching is controlledby microprocessor.F
or
currentswitching,itis recommended to connect aK-1 typerelay(n
ot
included) to the terminal block as shown.

Trouble Shooting
Q
.The alarm unit gives frequent false alarms
Check the sensitivity setting.The sensitivity may be set to
o
high.
The sensor can detect any water disturbance including th
e
flow from the filter pump.Place the alarm unit away from th
e
return, or put a deflector cap on the sensor cage.
. ve signal
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Alarm unit cannot detect underwater wa
Checkthe unitbyhitting theTESTbutton.If theunit does n
ot
give any beep, replace the 9V battery with a new one.
Check the headphone jack connection between the sens
or
tubeandthealarmunitcontrolhead.Makesureitisconnecte
d
properly.
Check the sensitivity setting onthe bottomof theunderwat
er
sensor and the depth of the sensor into the water.
Q
.The poolside alarm unit siren cannot be turned OFF
Push and hold BOTH the green button and yellow button f
or
3 seconds until you hear 5 consecutive beeps.
Wait until the water settles down before you turn on the un
it
again.
Q
.The receiver does not sound alarm immediately when the
poolside alarm goes off
The transmitter makes 3 attempts in 10 seconds. If th
e
receivermissedthefirsttransmissionbecauseofinterferenc
e,
it has the 2
nd
and then the 3
rd
chance to pick up the RF alar
m
signal. Because of this, occasionally the receiver ma
y
experience a time delay.
Weak RF signal is more susceptible to any interferenc
e.
Replace the 9V battery with a new one.

Q.The receiver cannot receive RF alarm signal.
When the blue RESET button on the front is pressed, th
e
unit is disabled for 10 seconds.During this 10 seconds, it w
ill
not receive any RF signal.This allows you enough time to g
o
to the poolside to turn off or reset the poolside alarm.
Check the channel A or B select.Make sure every unit is s
et
at the same channel.
Place the receiver closer to the transmitter and at a straig
ht
line of sight.The RF signal sending out from the transmitt
er
is directional. Placing the receiver at another location ma
y
give a better reception. Avoid any big metal object such a
s
refrigerator, oven or washing machine etc.between them.
The transmitter has an antenna inside the control hea
d.
Rotating the control head may affect the RF signal sendin
g
out, similar to your TV antenna. Make sure the wide side
of
the underwater sensor remains parallel to the pool wall.
Q
. Pool alarm sounds off when I use my pool cleaner
Your pool cleaner can create the same type of wat
er
disturbance as that created by a child falling into wate
r.
Therefore the pool alarm will be set off if you activate yo
ur
automatic pool cleaner while the alarm is ON.
Q
.The receiver alarm siren cannot be turned OFF
Press the SYSTEM RESET switch located on the back
of
the unit.
SmartPool, Inc.
687 Prospect Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701